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Flight Reliability

AA 601 · American Airlines

Phoenix → Chicago (PHXORD)

92
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 153 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Saturdays have been rough.

AA 601 arrived on time 91% of the time on Tuesdays and just 73% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the PHX–ORD route.

AA 601 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 78% across the PHX–ORD route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 601 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 153 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(22 flights)
  • Tue91%(22 flights)
  • Wed82%(22 flights)
  • Thu86%(22 flights)
  • Fri91%(22 flights)
  • Sat73%(22 flights)
  • Sun91%(21 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
Oct

Jun 90% → Oct 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%30
July 202584%31
August 202593%30
September 202577%30
October 202581%31
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
153
Months covered
6

Based on 153 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.